Sri Ramakrishna in his room absorbed in contemplation of the Divine Mother. Now and then he chanted Her hallowed name. Adhar was sitting on the floor. M. and Niranjan , too , were there. Sri Ramakrishna began to talk to them.
MASTER : " A devotee who has really and truly renounced all for God is like the chatak bird. It will drink only the rain-water that falls when the star Svati is in the ascendant. It will rather die of thirst than touch any other water, though all around there may lie seven oceans and rivers full to the brim with water. An all-renouncing devotee will not touch ' woman and gold '. he will not keep ' woman and gold ' near him lest he should feel attached."
ADHAR: " But Chaitanya , too , enjoyed the world."
MASTER ( amazed ) : " What ? What did he enjoy in the world ? "
ADHAR : " Scholarship ! Honour ! "
MASTER : " It was honour in the sight of others, but nothing to him. Whether you -- a deputy magistrate -- or this youngster Niranjan honours me, it is all the same to me. And I tell you this truthfully : the idea of controlling a wealthy man never enters my mind.
FROM : THE GOSPEL OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA - PAGE 520
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